deflector
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6.3
- noun
- /dɪˈflɛktər/
- Specialized
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deflector
- The engineer installed a new deflector to redirect the airflow in the ventilation system.
- magnetic deflector
- deflector coil
- lenses and deflectors
It's like they have a deflector shield around them and they are protected from the bounce back of what they do.
- It's like they have a deflector shield around them and they are protected from the bounce back of what they do.
Examples
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The deflectors will not stop it, captain.
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We must pull back and set up our deflector shields.
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Sir, we just lost the main rear deflector shield.
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Switch all power to front deflector screens.
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The deflector shield is too strong.
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Deflector shields down to 50%!
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Sir, we've lost our bridge deflector shields.
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The design of these deflectors was the same as that used in previous shaped-beam applications.
Academic text (2001) -
We need to divert auxiliary power to the rear deflector shield.
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Deflector shields are holding.
Synonyms
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8.0
A piece that guides the flow of liquid and air
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5.5
A device that changes the direction of water or air flow
A valve that sends water or gas into different pipes
A part that directs the flow of air or water
A plate or screen that slows and directs flow in a machine
How Strongly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word deflector comes from the Latin parts de- meaning 'away' and flectere meaning 'to bend', so it originally means 'bend away'. A helpful image is a plate or flap that 'bends' air, water, or smoke away from where you do not want it to go. You can also see the same root in reflect and flexible, both about bending, which helps explain the modern meaning.